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Qala Jawira
Qala Jawira (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''jawira'' river, "stone river", also spelled ''Khala Jahuira'') which upstream is named Laka Jaqhi ''(Lakajakke)'' is a river in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is a left tributary of the Desaguadero River. Qala Jawira originates from various streams of the mountains in the east of the Caquiaviri Municipality of the Pacajes Province Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Coro Coro. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV The most important river of the province .... It flows to the west along the village of Qullqipata ''(Colquepata, Kolque Pata)'' until it empties into the Desaguaderdo River in the south of the village of Nasa Q'ara ''(Nazacara)''.Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Supullullu 5843-IIBolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Nazacara 5843-III See also * Jach'a Jawira * Thujsa Jawira References Rivers of La Paz Departme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aymara Language
Aymara (; also ) is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Bolivian Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers.The other native American languages with more than one million speakers are Nahuatl, Quechua languages, and Guaraní. Aymara, along with Spanish and Quechua, is an official language in Bolivia and Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language. Some linguists have claimed that Aymara is related to its more widely spoken neighbor, Quechua. That claim, however, is disputed. Although there are indeed similarities, like the nearly identical phonologies, the majority position among linguists today is that the similarities are better explained as areal features rising from prolonged cohabitation, rather than natural genealogical changes that would stem from a common protolanguage. Aymara is an agglutinating an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia
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La Paz Department, Bolivia
The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises with a 2012 census population of 2,706,359 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with adjacent Peru. It contains the '' Cordillera Real'', which reaches altitudes of . Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the ''Yungas'', the steep eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains that make the transition to the Amazon River basin to the northeast. The capital of the department is the city of La Paz and is the administrative city and seat of government/national capital of Bolivia. Provinces The Department of La Paz is divided into 20 provinces (''provincias'') which are further subdivided into 85 municipalities (''municipios'') and - on the fourth level - into cantons. The provinces with their capitals are: Government The chief executive office of Bolivia's departments (since May 2010) is the Governor; before then, the office was called the Prefect, and until 2006 the prefect was appointed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacajes Province
Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Coro Coro. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV The most important river of the province is the Desaguadero River. Other rivers in the province are Ch'alla Jawira (in Aroma and Pacajes), Ch'alla Jawira (in Callapa), Jach'a Jawira (in Calacoto), Jach'a Jawira (in Caquiaviri), Llallawa Jawira, Qala Jawira, Qullpa Jawira and Thujsa Jawira. Subdivision The province is divided into eight municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ... which are further subdivided into cantons. References Provinces of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caquiaviri Municipality
Caquiaviri Municipality is the second municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Caquiaviri. See also * Achiri * Jach'a Jawira * Thujsa Jawira * Qala Jawira Qala Jawira (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''jawira'' river, "stone river", also spelled ''Khala Jahuira'') which upstream is named Laka Jaqhi ''(Lakajakke)'' is a river in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is a left tributary of the Desaguadero Riv ... * Qullpa Jawira * Q'awiri Qullu * Utani Apu References www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Caquiaviri Municipalityh1> External links Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desaguadero River (Bolivia)
The Desaguadero River, also known as Risawariru or Uchusumain, is a river shared between Bolivia and Peru. It drains Lake Titicaca from the southern part of the river basin, flowing south and draining approximately five percent of the lake's flood waters into Lake Uru Uru and Lake Poopó. Its source in the north is very near the Peruvian border. It is navigable only by small craft and supports indigenous communities such as the Uru Muratu community. See also * Awallamaya Lake * Desaguadero River (Argentina) from Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th .... Notes External links Management issues in the Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopo system: Importance of developing a water budget Rivers of Peru Rivers of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Rivers of Oruro Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jach'a Jawira (Caquiaviri)
Jach'a Jawira (Aymara ''jach'a'' big, ''jawira'' river, "big river", also spelled ''Jachcha Jahuira'') is a Bolivian river in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Caquiaviri Municipality. It is a left tributary of the Desaguadero River. Jach'a Jawira originates in the mountains near Caquiaviri. At first it flows to the northwest, then it turns to the west where it joins the Desaguaderdo River south of the village of Nasa Q'ara ''(Nazacara)''.Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Caquiaviri 5842-IBolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Supullullu 5843-II See also * Qala Jawira Qala Jawira (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''jawira'' river, "stone river", also spelled ''Khala Jahuira'') which upstream is named Laka Jaqhi ''(Lakajakke)'' is a river in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is a left tributary of the Desaguadero Riv ... * Thujsa Jawira References Rivers of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{Bolivia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thujsa Jawira (Pacajes)
Thujsa Jawira (Aymara ''thujsa'' smelling, ''jawira'' river, "smelling river", also spelled ''Tujsa Jahuira'') is a river in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is a left tributary of the Desaguadero River. The confluence is in the Caquiaviri Municipality of the Pacajes Province south of the village of Nasa Q'ara ''(Nazacara)''.Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Supullullu 5843-IIBolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Nazacara 5843-III See also * Jach'a Jawira * Qala Jawira Qala Jawira (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''jawira'' river, "stone river", also spelled ''Khala Jahuira'') which upstream is named Laka Jaqhi ''(Lakajakke)'' is a river in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is a left tributary of the Desaguadero Riv ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Thujsa Jawira (Pacajes) Rivers of La Paz Department (Bolivia) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
